C1302 The gloomy and terrifying Sacred Church
C1302 The gloomy and terrifying Sacred Church
Konstantini pulled out a small boat from behind the rocks by the waterway, and the five of them entered.
The waterway was not dark, and the walls were lit by brazier. Under the illumination of the firelight, the waterway was sparkling. Occasionally, there would be a few fish swimming by the side of the ship, unafraid of humans.
One was at the bow of the boat, the other at the stern of the boat. Julia and Jennifer sat beside Xia Lei, but they were obviously not idle either. Not long after the boat entered the waterway, Julia touched Xia Lei with her arm. "Son of God, are you hungry?"
Without waiting for Xia Lei's reply, Jennifer had already lifted up her clothes. "Son of God, your breakfast is already prepared."
Xia Lei, "..."
The child's modesty disappeared the moment Jennifer came over. He longed for power, so he also longed for milk.
Bada! The sound echoed in the quiet tunnel. Xia Lei had already done his best to control the sound, but it was simply too quiet here.
That peculiar voice had troubled the other three women. They didn't want to look, but they couldn't help their eyes. It was as if there was a hot, furry worm crawling around inside their bodies. Their bodies were itchy, and their hearts were itchy.
No matter what, the nurturing boat continued on its way without any signs of capsizing. After feeding Xia Lei, Jennifer and Julia went to change the two of them. Xia Lei was also happy to have this change as he had eaten his fill for breakfast.
The boat arrived at the dock at the end of the waterway. There was no one on the dock. There were only two braziers burning quietly beside the stone stairs.
"What's going on? There are usually guards here. " The last person, Helena, who was feeding Xia Lei, stood up. As she spoke, he grabbed the bottom of her shirt and pulled it down.
Xia Lei also stood up from the boat. He used his tongue to wipe away the white scar at the corner of his mouth, then pointed to the water surface outside the boat, "The guard is below, he's already dead."
The four women followed, but all they saw was the waves. They couldn't see under the water.
"Where is it? Why can't I see it? " Jennifer said.
Xia Lei said: "I naturally have my ways of seeing it, if you want to see it, you can only go down the river."
The four women exchanged glances. In the end, no one was willing to dive down to see a corpse.
Xia Lei got off the small boat and went onto the dock's platform. His gaze swept across the rocky ground, and he quickly sent out traces of being dragged across the ground. However, there were only traces of the corpse. There were no traces of the person who dragged the corpse away at all.
Xia Lei's heart immediately sank. At that instant, he thought of a person, Carcia Ruiz. Then, he thought of Ixtab, but he didn't think the possibility of it being the latter. Ixtab could not handle the corpses when she attacked, this was the situation in the Knight Castle. She had killed so many people, but she did not touch the corpses. With her personality, those corpses were like dead fish and rotten shrimp, and she disdained to even touch them. But Carcia Ruiz was different, he was more cunning and cautious, Ixtab even called him "dirty rat", so Carcia Ruiz was the most suspicious.
The four women left the boat and went to the dock.
Xia Lei's gaze swept across their faces, "You two can go back, and leave this place. Italy or the United States, the farther the better. "
"I what?" Jennifer stared straight at Xia Lei.
Xia Lei said: "For your safety, the opponent I am facing is beyond your imagination. If you follow me in, you'll most likely die inside. "
"We are knights!" Helena said: "This is our Sacred Palace, if our brothers and sisters died, and we fled without even giving them a single prayer, would we still be considered knights?"
"Protect the faith and help the suffering!" Julia said.
"Protect the faith and help the suffering!" The four female Knights read the creed of the Knights Hospitaller together.
Xia Lei laughed bitterly and shook his head. He realized that his worries and advice were unnecessary. They were the holy girls of the Knights Hospitaller. Their beliefs were firm, their beliefs were firm, and they viewed honor as their life. They were not afraid of being sacrificed at all. Letting them leave at this time would be worse than killing them.
"Since you have already decided, then follow me. But I wish you luck. " Xia Lei entered the stone staircase. He had already done all that he could, they had made their decision, and they would bear the consequences that might happen. Since they were fearless and able to face him so calmly, why would he bother trying to persuade them?
After passing through the stone staircase, a honeycomb shaped mountain cave entered his line of sight. All of the rooms in the cave were located on the walls, and a small path was leading to the underground space. From his vantage point, he was able to see the Holy Church at the bottom.
Light shone from the church, illuminating the surrounding area. There were also lights shining from the buildings at the bottom of the hall, but no one could be seen moving around. The cave beside the stone staircase was pitch black, and not a single light was on. This place seemed to have suddenly died, not a single person was left alive.
Xia Lei's gaze swept across all the caves, and finally landed on the Sacred Church in the space at the bottom of the cave. However, neither the cave nor the church in the bottom of the cave nor the surrounding buildings had anyone in them. There were no corpses either.
Xia Lei frowned, everything here looked abnormal, as a strange aura was being emitted from every corner. However, he still braced himself and walked on. He had a feeling that this place was inextricably linked to Carcia Ruiz from the start. It might even be Carcia Ruiz's lair on Malta!
The four female Knights followed Xia Lei down the mountain. They did not know about the situation, and when they passed by some caves, they would sometimes push open the door of the cave room and go in to take a look. But no matter which cave they entered, there was no one there.
"Where did our people go?" Helena ran out from a cave and found it hard to suppress the bewilderment and nervousness in her heart. "I had a chat with Father Hans two days ago. He said that his grandson had gone to university. I even wished him well."
"I don't know. Kane, my best friend, is also gone. He treats me like an older brother... What had happened? Is this God's punishment? What did we do wrong? " Julia's expression was pained.
Xia Lei continued to walk down, he did not try to console the four female Knights. Everyone in this world had their own destiny, and no one could avoid it. This included him, who had come to Malta to meet his destiny. He couldn't even protect himself now, so how could he protect the people of Knights Hospitaller?
His father Xia Changhe's figure appeared in his mind. When his father left him, he had told him that he would kill those two fellows. The two fellows his father had mentioned were obviously referring to Carcia Ruiz and Ixtab. Father saw the problem very clearly. If he wanted to avoid such a tragedy, he would have to solve the problem at its root. Carcia Ruiz and Ixtab were like two poisonous tumors of this world. Every time they attack, they would bring suffering and pain to this world and in the end, even destroy this world. But how could killing these two Fiends be easy?
The five of them arrived at the front door of the Holy Church.
Xia Lei pushed open the tightly shut church door, and a statue of Jesus entered his sight. In that instant, he was slightly stunned.
On the chest of the statue of Jesus, a number 3 was written in red paint.
This number caused Xia Lei's heart to sink. He was very clear what this number represented. That was the countdown to him accepting his fate. From now on, he still had three days.
"Who did it?" Helena also noticed the number 3 on the statue of Jesus. She seemed very angry, "This is simply blasphemy!"
"Jesus... He's crying! " Konstantini suddenly pointed to the eyes of the statue and cried out, "Bloody tears!"
Red liquid flowed from the corners of the eyes of the statue of Jesus. The red liquid was viscous and looked like fresh blood.
Julia and Jennifer pulled out their pistols and hurried inside the church. Helena and Constantine did the same thing, too. They pulled out their pistols and rushed towards the inner part of the church. It wasn't strange for them to have such a reaction. They thought that the blood-colored tears looked so fresh. If someone had done this prank, he might still be in the church.
Xia Lei did not stop them, because he had already scouted out the surroundings here. Other than him and the four female Knights, there was not a single person in this place.
Xia Lei walked to the statue of Jesus, and quietly looked at the number 3 on it. A drop of red "tears" dripped from the deity's cheek, covering up the number 3. But it was no longer gone from Xia Lei's mind.
Three days, 72 hours, 4320 minutes, and 259,200 seconds. Was that all he had left in his life?
For some reason, an unknown rage suddenly started to burn in his chest. Xia Lei turned around and rushed out of the church, she stood on the platform below the church and roared: "Carcia Ruiz! Get the fuck out here! "Get out ? out ? come!"
His voice reverberated in the deathly silence of the underground space for a long time.
Only his voice, no longer heard.
"Carcia Ruiz! You are a mouse! Old ? mouse! " Xia Lei was unwilling, not at all.
Carcia Ruiz still did not reply him.
He seemed to be a very principled person, giving time until it was his turn to appear. Before time passed, he would remain indifferent no matter how Xia Lei insulted or provoked him.
Without any emotional fluctuations, this kind of enemy was the most terrifying.
Helena suddenly ran out, her expression anxious, "Son of God, quickly come over and take a look, we found something!"
Xia Lei's heart was moved, "What did you discover?"
"I can't explain myself, you'll know after you take a look." Perhaps it was because he was too nervous and anxious, but before Xia Lei could say anything, Helena pulled Xia Lei's hand and ran into the church.
Passing through the corridors between the tables and chairs, Xia Lei's gaze landed on the deity statue of Jesus once again. Jesus' tears no longer "shed tears," and the blood-colored liquid showed signs of solidification. They really did seem like human blood.
However, before Xia Lei could take another look, Helena had already dragged Xia Lei and ran towards Anji Leo's study.